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Question 18.31: What is the product of each of the following reactions?...

What is the product of each of the following reactions?

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(a) The Rosenmund reaction reduces acid chlorides to form aldehydes.
(b) DIBAL reduces esters to form aldehydes.
(c) Methyl lithium reacts with carboxylic acids to give ketones by adding a methyl group to the carbonyl carbon atom of the carboxylic acid.
(d) Reduction of nitriles by complex hydride reagents containing alkoxy groups gives aldehydes.

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